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Born 4 September 1975, London, England. Superstar DJ Ronson is a very rare species, a producer/DJ that gets underground appreciation for his eclectic club sets. Ronson moved to New York, USA at the age of eight. His stepfather is Mick Jones of AOR veterans Foreigner.
Learning the saxophone, piano, guitar, and drums at a very early age, Ronson began playing in funk rock bands in his early teens before discovering hip-hop and buying his first decks at the age of 17. He began DJing for club-organizer Peter Gatien and was hired by Sean "Puffy" Combs to play at record company events.
Before long, he was playing at parties organized by fashion icons such as Tommy Hilfiger and the cream of the east coast rap scene. His first production successes were remixes for Jay-Z, Outkast and Moby.
Ronson has since worked with artists as diverse as Lenny Kravitz, Macy Gray (playing guitar on 2003's The Trouble With Being Myself), Robbie Williams, Christina Aguilera, Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, and comedian Jimmy Fallon.
Ronson used his bulging contact book to great effect when recording his debut album, 2003's Here Comes The Fuzz. Employing the techniques he brought to his DJing of cutting and scratching a myriad of different genres, Ronson brought in Mos Def, Sean Paul, Nate Dogg, Q-Tip, Jack White (the White Stripes), and Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) as guest vocalists.
Beginning with a rip-roaring intro setting the listener up for a hardcore hip-hop record, the album steered into party rap territory with tracks such as "On The Run" (featuring Mos Def and M. O. P. ), "Bluegrass Stain'd" (featuring Nappy Roots and Anthony Hamilton), and the chart smash "Ooh Wee" (featuring Ghostface Killah, Nate Dogg and Trife).
The ubiquitous Sean Paul, meanwhile, collaborated with Tweet on "International Affair". In 2004, Ronson launched his own Allido label in partnership with J Records. The label enjoyed notable success two years later with the debut album by rapper Rhymefest.
